Cassopolis man died from injuries after jumping from moving car

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POKAGON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Authorities say that a Cassopolis man who jumped from a moving car has died from his injuries.

According to Cass County Sheriffs, Drake Brewer, 21, jumped out of the passenger side of a moving vehicle traveling northbound on M-51 near Peavine St Friday before noon.

It was determined that Brewer was arguing with the driver – 20-year-old Abigail Smith from Niles – before opening the door and exiting the car onto the roadway. Witnesses at the scene told sheriffs that they saw Brewer throw himself out.

Brewer was taken to a hospital in Dowagiac by ambulance before being airlifted to Borgess Hopsital in Kalamazoo.

Saturday morning, Cass County Sheriffs said that he died from his injuries.